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Pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 1882, 85th Regular Legislative Session, school districts can access potential financial and/or accountability benefits by entering into a partnership with a non-profit, institution of higher education or other governmental entity to manage a district campus or set of campuses.

This correspondence outlines the required actions and application due dates for Texas Partnerships (SB 1882) benefits that will begin in the 2026-2027 school year (Cycle 9) and the 2027-2028 school year (Cycle 10).

Deadline for Submission for Texas Partnerships Benefits that Begin in 2026-2027

There are two priority deadlines and a final deadline for districts to submit their Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package to the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ (Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ) for partnerships beginning operation in school year (SY) 2026-2027.

The final deadline to submit an application package is 5:00 p.m. (Central Time) on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

*Please note, CSP funding may be available pending the approval of federal grant extensions. 

Required Actions for Benefits Eligibility 

To be eligible to receive Texas Partnership benefits, districts must:

• Submit a non-binding Letter of Intent;
• Attend mandatory webinars;
• Adopt and implement the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model charter authorizing policy or a similar policy approved by Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ;
• Adopt and implement the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model campus charter application or a similar application and scoring rubric approved by Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ; and
• Submit the application for benefits no later than March 31, 2026.

Each of these requirements is detailed in the sections below.

Mandatory Letter of Intent

Districts that are considering pursuing a Texas Partnership that begins in SY 2026-2027 are required to submit a non-binding Letter of Intent by Friday, December 5, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (Central Time).

Districts submit the Letter of Intent by completing this . The deadline to submit the Letter of Intent is the same for all application due dates. Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ will not accept a Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package from a district unless the district has completed a Letter of Intent by the required deadline.

Local Authorizing Policy and Local Campus Application Approval

Districts that are not using the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model charter authorizing policy, Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model campus charter application or Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model scoring rubric must have these locally developed items approved prior to submitting the application for Texas Partnership benefits or must notify Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ that the district has adopted and implemented the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ models. These materials are submitted via this and are due Friday, December 5, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (Central Time) or no later than 5 working days prior to local campus application release (whichever date is sooner). We encourage districts to submit locally developed materials as early as possible since these resources are used to develop partnerships. Model documents and eligibility requirements for district-created documents can be found at .

Mandatory Webinars for Districts and Proposed Operating Partners

Districts that intend to submit a Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package and their proposed or potential operating partners must each attend mandatory training webinars.
Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ will not accept a Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package from a district unless the district has attended the following webinars:

• Texas Partnerships Overview (90 minutes)
• Submitting a Successful Texas Partnerships Application (60 minutes)
• Texas Partnerships Performance Contracts (60 minutes)

Required attendees from the district are the superintendent or a cabinet member.

Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ will not accept a Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package from a district unless its proposed or potential operating partner has attended the following webinars:

• Texas Partnerships Overview (90 minutes)
• Texas Partnerships Performance Contracts (60 minutes)

A required attendee from the proposed or potential operating partner is a board member or a full-time staff employee of the partner organization.

The webinar date and time options, all of which will take place via Zoom, along with all registration links, can be found on the .

Summary of Important Dates Related to Texas Partnerships for Benefits That Begin in 2026-2027

Deadline for submission for Texas Partnerships benefits that begin in 2027-2028

There are two priority deadlines and a final deadline for districts to submit their Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package to the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ (Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ) for partnerships beginning operation in school year (SY) 2027-2028.

The final deadline to submit an application package is 5:00 p.m. (Central Time) on Wednesday, March 31, 2027.

*Please note, CSP funding may be available pending the approval of federal grant extensions.

Required Actions for Benefits Eligibility

To be eligible to receive Texas Partnership benefits, districts must:

• Submit a non-binding Letter of Intent;
• Attend mandatory webinars;
• Adopt and implement the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model charter authorizing policy or a similar policy approved by Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ;
• Adopt and implement the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model campus charter application or a similar application and scoring rubric approved by Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ; and
• Submit the application for benefits no later than March 31, 2027.

Each of these requirements is detailed in the sections below.

Mandatory Letter of Intent

Districts that are considering pursuing a Texas Partnership that begins in SY 2027-2028 are required to submit a non-binding Letter of Intent by Friday, December 4, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (Central Time).

Districts submit the Letter of Intent by completing this . The deadline to submit the Letter of Intent is the same for all application due dates. Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ will not accept a Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package from a district unless the district has completed a Letter of Intent by the required deadline.

Local Authorizing Policy and Local Campus Application Approval

Districts that are not using the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model charter authorizing policy, Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model campus charter application, or Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ model scoring rubric must have these locally developed items approved prior to submitting the application for Texas Partnership benefits or must notify Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ that the district has adopted and implemented the Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ models. These materials are submitted via this and are due Friday, December 4, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (Central Time) or no later than five working days prior to local campus application release (whichever date is sooner). We encourage districts to submit locally developed materials as early as possible since these resources are used to develop partnerships. Model documents and eligibility requirements for district-created documents can be found at .

Mandatory Webinars for Districts and Proposed Operating Partners

Districts that intend to submit a Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package and their proposed or potential operating partners must each attend mandatory training webinars.
Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ will not accept a Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package from a district unless the district has attended the following webinars:

• Texas Partnerships Overview (90 minutes)
• Submitting a Successful Texas Partnerships Application (60 minutes)
• Texas Partnerships Performance Contracts (60 minutes)

Required attendees from the district are the superintendent or a cabinet member.
Ģ����Ƶ��Ƭ will not accept a Texas Partnerships Benefits Application Package from a district unless its proposed or potential operating partner has attended the following webinars:

• Texas Partnerships Overview (90 minutes)
• Texas Partnerships Performance Contracts (60 minutes)

A required attendee from the proposed or potential operating partner is a board member or a full-time staff employee of the partner organization.

The webinar date and time options, all of which will take place via Zoom, along with all registration links, can be found on the . (Date and time options for 2026 webinars will be added next year.)

Summary of Important Dates Related to Texas Partnerships for Benefits That Begin in 2027-2028